On 12/6/05, David Gerard <fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
>
> There's actually quite a lot we can do other than send money to Florida
> for database servers, important though that is at present.
>
That's what i'm interested in, and thanks for the suggestion of
articles for politicians. (Any more can be collated at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Possible_projects_of_Wikimedia_UK .)
By the way, I'm blogging all this - as my own reflective part of my
research on the UK chapter:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/wikimediauk/ - if you have an issue
with this, please let me know.
Cormac
On 11/30/05, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> P.S.
>
> I also phoned a company which sets up Charities, for a fee of 135
> squid. This fee covers the preparation of Memorandum and the Articles
> of Association, so it not be worth spending this. They would,
> however, cast yet another experienced eye over our work. Anyroad, the
> summary of their service can be found here:
>
> http://www.duport.co.uk/company-formation/charity-companies.htm
Just for the record, this kind of expense falls under the terms of
starting budgets for local chapters financed by the Foundation. (see:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter_co-ordinator#Procedure_of_delegation)
Best,
Delphine
--
~notafish
On 11/19/05, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> At 11:28 -0800 16/11/05, Jimmy Wales wrote:
> >Cormac Lawler wrote:
> >> Do we want a reporter there though?
> >
> >I don't think we'd be doing anything very controversial or private, just
> >discussing some rather tedious matters I suppose.
>
>
> Indeed. Very dull...
>
> > But yes, we might not
> >want her there. And she might not want to be there, it'll presumably be
> >quite dull for her, and if she wants to interview community members
> >about the sorts of things that the press does find interesting, it would
> >disrupt us from the actual work at hand.
> >
>
>
> I was considering the following plan.
>
> 1) Part 1 - 12 noon to 2pm - lunch, interviews, chat, beer...
>
> 2) Part 2 - 2pm to 6pm - formal session (journalists excluded?)
>
> There may be a part 3, but recall that The Royal Oak will close at 6pm.
>
> Gordo
>
Gordon's plan seems fine to me. Jimbo can turn up whenever he's ready.
And i dunno, I was just throwing open the question of whether we
wanted a journalist there - no objections so far, so i suppose it's
ok..
Cormac
On 11/16/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote:
> Gordon Joly wrote:
> > Any firm thoughts on the times, etc for 27th?
> >
> > The room is booked from 12 noon to 6pm, but the pub would like us to use
> > it fully or change the booking...
>
> I will be arriving in London at 8:40AM. Because I've somehow tricked
> the conference organizers into paying for upper class on virgin
> atlantic, I should arrive reasonably well rested.
>
> Danny has me down for some kind of meeting with a reporter (Stephanie
> Marsh of The Times, so that's an important meeting) at noon, but I'm not
> sure if that's a fixed time or just a placeholder until we schedule it
> more specifically.
>
> She may want to come to the meetup, for all I know.
>
> The point is just that I'm available for at least most of that time period.
>
>
That's good to know - considering this we can maybe have a
brainstorm/update on legal matters first (eg MoA) and then work on the
formal board presentation and even wider picture later on. (?)
Do we want a reporter there though? Will Danny be there too (great, if
so)? (Danny - apologies if I gave you false info on weather here
today, although we all know the perennial topic here is notoriously
fickle.)
Details on how to get to the pub can be found at:
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/28/2814/Royal_Oak/Borough - the
function room is upstairs. Other info on, obviously:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK
See you all then,
Cormac
Just a reminder to all that there is a meeting tomorrow (Sunday) to
discuss Wikimedia UK. It will be at 18:00 (UTC) on IRC Freenode,
channel #wikimedia-uk. Come one, come all (Gordon has already made his
apologies).
And to JamesF in particular: any advance on the bylaws / documentation?
See you there,
Cormac
Does anybody have a log of this? I was tasked with keeping a log but it failed.
Many, many apologies,
--
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On 10/13/05, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> At 20:49 -0500 12/10/05, Jimmy Wales wrote:
> >Gordon Joly wrote:
(snipped a bit both ends)
>
> >
> >> Alternatively, a meeting outside London, of course. Maybe the IRC
> >> meeting will decide the venue.
> >
> >Since I am arriving at 7:40AM, then I could easily make it to some part
> >of England by some reasonable time like noon. Surely it can't take more
> >than an hour to get anywhere on the whole island? (ha ha! American
> >humor, ignore me!)
>
> You can fly to Edinburgh in an hour. The outer Scottish Isles will
> take a little longer.
>
> >
> >But the point is, I am happy to go anywhere that day, as I have no
> >commitments until the following day, though it would please me to have
> >travelling companions if there's a long train ride involved.
> >
> >--Jimbo
>
> Yes, that makes sense. James and I (at least) would probably be able
> to hook up with you.
>
Yes, I don't see any point in having the meeting anywhere other than
London for now - further meetings could be planned for other locations
(or for further more local initiatives, as mentioned at the last
meeting). I'll come down for the meeting anyway and possibly we'll
have greater interest/commitment this time since we will have more
time to give people notice. (Copying to the wikimedia-uk list.)
Cormac
On 10/10/05, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
> Four Wikipedians attended the whole meeting (which lasted until 5:50pm).
>
> A fifth WIkipedian (Stefan) was present for part of the meeting.
>
> Brief notes: charity status agreed, company limited by guarantee
> agreed. The articles of association should be brief and taken from
> the Charities Commission Model which would vastly improve the
> transition to charity status. The "by laws" from other countries
> would act as a reference point, and included in part.
>
> Next meeting: propsoed to meet on Sunday, 27th November 2005 at the
> same venue. Lunch is available at the pub. Date chosen since Jimbo
> will be in town and to focus ourselves on a few (tenable) goals.
>
> It is noted that London is not the UK. Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham
> and Reading are also in the UK:-)
>
> Gordo
>
> --
I wrote this up (in very basic form) at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK/October_9th_meeting_in_London
- please add as you see fit
Cormac
On 10/10/05, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> It is noted that London is not the UK. Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham
> and Reading are also in the UK:-)
As is Cardiff. Pretty please?
Sam Korn
I checked on the use of "UK". For example in:-
1) Wikimedia UK Ltd
2) Wikimedia UK Limited
This should not be a problem.
***
http://www.companieshouse.co.uk/about/gbhtml/gbf2.shtml
Extract:
Great Britain or United Kingdom - if you wish to use these
expressions as a prefix, or to use 'of Great Britain' or 'of the
United Kingdom' as a suffix, then the criteria are the same as for
'British'. If the words are used as a suffix to the name, they are
normally allowed without difficulty. Using the initials 'GB' or 'UK'
in your company name does not require approval.
Gordo
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